Last Lap: Who's The Latest Music Star To Cover Beyonce?

By Rahsheeda Ali

April 15, 2014 / 6:00 PM

Brandy lets Big Morning Buzz Live know about her tennis skills, Courtney Love throws shade at a rock legend, and back in the 1990s, Def Jam Records missed out on signing one of the greatest MCs of all time.

Beyonce has fans from all parts of the music world, and John Mayer definitely counts himself among those devotees. The singer-songwriter recently covered Bey's "XO" during a concert and also shouted out his love for the song on Twitter. [Rap-Up]

Brandy doesn't just take inspiration from R&B divas of the past — she plays tennis with them! Find out what happened when Brandy played with the inimitable Gladys Knight.

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Wow, Courtney Love, tell us how you really feel. The Hole frontwoman called out Bruce Springsteen and his E Street Band, saying that "saxophones don't belong in rock and roll." So, who's wrong in this scenario — Courtney or millions of The Boss' fans? [Rolling Stone]

Anyone who's ever heard Nas spit knows he's no joke, but he didn't get love from Def Jam Records when he was looking for a label in the early `90s. The woman who signed him to Columbia talks about why she pushed for the Queens rapper. [MTV News]

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